‘Coming Home’ is a social history exhibition exploring the history of Bundoora Homestead as a Repatriation Mental Hospital for returned servicemen from 1920 until 1993. This exhibition tells a story of state and national significance, and reveals elements of a little known chapter in the care and management of veterans suffering from mental disorders as a result of their war service.
Historical photographs from the National Archives of Australia, Australian War Memorial, Red Cross and City of Darebin Art and History Collection will be on display. Also included are artefacts, artworks and personal stories from a wide variety of private and public collections. ‘Coming Home’ also tells the stories of a number of significant military personnel associated with the City of Darebin.
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
3 October to 7 December, 2014
Melbourne
Bundoora Repatriation Mental Hospital Ward Dining Room, c1930s
Courtesy Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne
